An Internet-Less Day

Wednesday March 3rd 2010 8:30pm

Driving to work this morning gave me a nice time cushion to allow for me to grab a quick work out in the morning. It was a nice way to start the day, and I missed the first fifteen minutes of work at the office.

When I did get to the office, I was informed that our internet was down because we didn't have the funds to make our monthly payment. I spent the morning translating documents, which is always tedious. Around lunch time, Freddy asked me if I wanted to go out to lunch with him and Dario before dropping me off at my apartment so that I could work using the internet.

We tried to go to a Chile's, but there was a Friendly World Cup match between Honduras and Turkey, which packed the restaurant. We ended up eating at some random buffalo wings place that I had never heard of before. It was cheap, and filling, so I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I got back to my apartment around 2:00, only to find that our power and internet were out. With the free afternoon, I took a walk to the Mall Cascades and enjoyed the fresh city air that accompanies a walk along a major road in a country where emission regulations are not exactly a priority.

The internet was still out when I got back, but the power was back on. I took the opportunity to make some waffles. I had planned on freezing them and eating them for breakfast throughout the rest of the week, but I ended up eating most of them as I made them. After the strawberry pie fiasco, I was pleased to know that at least I could make something simple.

With a tip of the hat to my cousin Jeremy and my cousin-in-law Julie, I watched the show Modern Family tonight, and laughed out loud several times. Thanks to Jeremy and Julie for the recommendation.

I checked the internet again, and luckily for me, it was back on. As I checked through emails and tried to get some work done, I wondered how different business was just a few years ago. Our office literally shut down without it, and my day was noticeably different without it. I know that people talk about what life was like before TV, video games, or internet, but I would like to try and live that life a little bit more. Not that TV or the internet can't be helpful, but I feel like personally they are consuming too much of my time.

Growing up, we used to have "Screen Time" where my siblings and I were all allowed only an hour and a half of staring at a screen each day. If I had "Screen Time" now, I would need to make some serious changes. Maybe I should start working on re-implementing some "Screen Time" rules in my life.